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'''Sexual dimorphism''', sometimes known as '''gonochorism''', is the distinct differences between the sexes within a species. A species with high sexual dimorphism has very noticeable difference between e.g. males and females. For example, the irish elk had such high sexual dimorphism that it led to the extinction of the species, a process called [[fisherian runaway]]. | '''Sexual dimorphism''', sometimes known as '''severe gonochorism''', is the distinct differences between the sexes within a species. A species with high sexual dimorphism has very noticeable difference between e.g. males and females. For example, the irish elk had such high sexual dimorphism that it led to the extinction of the species, a process called [[fisherian runaway]]. | ||
[[Otto Weininger]] argued that in humans, the less sexually dimorphic the genders, the less of a problem [[feminism|female sexual liberation]] becomes. Whereas, if there is high sexual dimorphism in humans, [[feminism|female sexual liberation]] leads to agitation, domestic abuse against husbands, and [[IM LIEK SUCH A NERD LOL|corruption of the arts and science by feminine women only expressing vanity and seeking male attention]]. | [[Otto Weininger]] argued that in humans, the less sexually dimorphic the genders, the less of a problem [[feminism|female sexual liberation]] becomes. Whereas, if there is high sexual dimorphism in humans, [[feminism|female sexual liberation]] leads to agitation, domestic abuse against husbands, and [[IM LIEK SUCH A NERD LOL|corruption of the arts and science by feminine women only expressing vanity and seeking male attention]]. | ||